(M34) Omni-Knowledge (99-100)
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A character with this power has an innate, subconscious link to a sort of cosmic reference library. When he is presented with a question concerning information of which he was previously ignorant, the PC must make a FEAT Green FEATS give him access to contemporary human knowledge. Yellow FEATS give him access to alien knowledge. Red FEATS give him access to Entity-level knowledge. Success means he is able to give a short, concise answer that only answers the initial question. As a limit to this power, the question must be asked of the hero by another person. Also, despite his ability to “know” any given topic, the PC might not be able to understand it. His comprehension is still limited by his Reason. This power enables the Judge to create idiot savants who can decipher the workings of Galactus’s Worldship but are unable to tie their shoelaces,

For example: Ref-Book and his buddy Jaunt find themselves in the Watcher’s recreation room, facing a piece of alien technology. Ref-Book has no idea of what the thing is, but when Jaunt asks the magic question “What is that?” Ref-Book’s power goes to work. He makes a Red FEAT, gains the necessary knowledge, and says “It’s a television set.” “Well, how do we turn it on?” asks Jaunt. Ref-Book fails his next FEAT and says, “Beats me.”